My Movie Star Ex-Girlfriend

Once again, Caroline’s past memories came to haunt her in her dream in the evening, preventing her from getting any rest. Her dream flashed back to how she first met Simon when she was trapped in a cave and on the verge of death due to the raging storm and a heavy landslide. Given her situation, she really thought her life would end there. Gradually, her hope faded away along with her consciousness. After an unknown time, she opened her eyes and saw Simon in a white gown. It was then followed by her memories of how they fell in love with each other in the past.

Having that thought, Caroline’s lips curved into an ironic smile as her dream ended the same way their relationship did. Caroline wiped her tears away and climbed out of bed. She then sat in front of her dressing table and looked at her reflection, whose eyes were puffy from excessive crying in her sleep and a lack of sleep. Seeing that, she sighed deeply and mumbled, ‘I have to apply more makeup to hide this in the afternoon.’

Meanwhile, similar to Caroline, dreams also haunted Simon one after another, ruining his night’s sleep. Upon waking up, he was panting heavily and sweating profusely. He also felt his chest tightening, making it difficult for him to breathe properly and his throat dry.

Since it was still early, Simon changed into his usual sportswear and went for a run outside. After running for miles, his shirt was drenched in sweat, but it helped him clear his mind. Soon, he decided to go home, and it was only then that he realized it was already 8:30 a.m.

Like usual, Simon cleaned himself up first, then brewed some coffee for himself. Suddenly, Caroline popped into his head while drinking his coffee, and his hand immediately searched for Caroline’s name on Twitter. Actually, Simon had never had an account before and only downloaded it yesterday for some reason.

To his surprise, Caroline’s name, photos, and even videos of her and Lucien were spread on Twitter with the caption [Attracted to Each Other Like in Those Fiction Stories.]

Those were shot when the latter sent the former to Jana’s car in the parking lot after their celebration party for their ongoing TV series.

Since Lucien’s gestures toward Caroline were too sweet, the media misconstrued their relationship and assumed they were a real couple.

While looking at the photos, his attention was drawn to a comment that said, [What a perfect match!] Reading that comment hurt his eyes, so he logged out right away.

Sure, the news spread like wildfire and quickly reached Jana. As soon as she saw the trending topic, she gave Caroline a call.

Caroline heard her phone ring. Seeing it was her agent, her brows furrowed for a moment, then she quickly took the call.

“Hello,” she greeted.

“Have you seen today’s trending news?” Jana asked.

Completely clueless, Caroline answered, “Not yet. What about it?”

“Well, better to see it for yourself. It’s viral on Twitter,” Jana said.

With that, Caroline ended the call and went straight to Twitter. Like what her agent had told her, it was indeed viral that she didn’t need to search for it anymore. Her photos with Lucien in the parking lot after the celebration party for their ongoing drama flooded her feed.

Caroline couldn’t deny the skill of whoever took the photos, as those were captured in the perfect angles, enough to pique the media’s interest and create a story out of them. It also amazed Caroline how creative the media could be to have interpreted their normal chatting as intimate whispering and Lucien’s thoughtfulness in supporting the drunk her as a “Public Display of Affection.”

Caroline couldn’t help but sneer thinking about it. Fortunately, she was used to handling such situations after being in the industry for many years.

She was thinking about taking care of the issue when her phone beeped. She picked it up again and saw that it was Jana again.

Jana: [Shall we tweet the truth?]

Caroline had already typed [Okay], but her instincts told her to take another look at the photos. Following her instinct, she was surprised to notice something on it. She zoomed in and saw a man standing nearby, staring at her. Although it was quite blurred due to the reduced quality of the photo, she couldn’t be mistaken: the man was Simon!

After staring at the photo for a minute, Caroline logged out of Twitter, deleted her supposed reply, and composed again.

Caroline: [No need.]

Not long after, Jana replied: [Okay. For sure, they will forget about it soon. BTW, try not to eat anything. Your dress is a bit tight.]

As everyone knew, celebrities had strict diet plans where they only ate a minimal amount to none, especially if they had some special event or project coming up. So, as a long-time actress, Caroline was already used to it.

However, boozing too much yesterday left her stomach empty today, so she ate a few toffees to avoid passing out, which was caused by a sudden drop in sugar level.

Afternoon came, and the stylist Jana had contacted yesterday arrived and picked Caroline up for styling. Upon arriving at the venue of her modeling assignment, she saw the black sequined dress. Jana was right; when Caroline tried the dress on, it hugged her body quite tightly, but it didn’t fail to make her look lovelier than ever, though she was trying to hold her breath to keep it fitted to her, even if she was already so slim.

Throughout the shoot, the photographer lavished Caroline with compliments. But Caroline, being a modest lady, simply laughed it off.

After the modeling, she then prepared for the CR Jewelry's evening event. And before the clock struck seven o’clock, Caroline had arrived at the venue. While walking on the red carpet at the banquet hall to sign in, camera flashes blinded her.

As someone who was already used to it, she stood there, smiling at the camera for perfect shots. Afterward, she proceeded inside and left the media in the hall, her hands pulling up her dress to avoid tripping on its hem.

A few minutes later, Simon arrived at the same event venue and walked in when he caught sight of Caroline turning around.

As a result, Simon could only catch a glimpse of her wavy hair and red lips and failed to see her whole face. Thus, his eyes landed on her dress, highlighting her bottle-shaped body. But soon, his eyes settled on her waist.

Hearing the praises of the fans and reporters for Caroline, a smile crept into Simon’s lips. Unbeknownst to the public, the person they praised for having a slim waist had been pregnant before.